BTCPay, a bitcoin payment tool, tells users to switch off their servers after reports of drained wallets
The open-source project says it is still investigating and hasn't given a loss figure or announced a fix.
The 19 wallets holding 18,270 stolen BTC have taken in nothing since Thursday except payments worth under a dollar, each carrying a message, from pleas to laundering pitches to a token shill.
Bitcoin sits 39% below its high and meme coins up to 99%, while the S&P 500 trails its record by 3%.
November 2, 2026, 5:00 amZEC led the majors and oil slid on a report that Trump wants to give Iran diplomacy more time, with U.S.
November 2, 2026, 4:42 amThe open-source project says it is still investigating and hasn't given a loss figure or announced a fix.
US spot bitcoin ETFs shed $643 million on Friday, marking their largest single-day outflow since June 25, following Thursday's Binance's hack.
Btcpay Server issued an emergency shutdown warning Nov. 1, 2026, after reports that attackers were draining bitcoin from hot wallets connected to self-hosted payment servers. Founder Nicolas Dorier linked the reported compromises to versions predating 2.4.2, while indicating that public servers running version 2.4.7 had not been attacked.
Bitcoin Core 32.1 introduces network, privacy and interface changes, while 31.2 and 30.4 provide maintenance updates.
Mercado Bitcoin and Sui have outlined access to SUI and stablecoins, with USDsui collateral and tokenized assets in scope.
Bhutan's move to actively manage Bitcoin holdings could set a precedent for other nations, highlighting the evolving role of digital assets in sovereign wealth.
Bitcoin Uptober ended in a 7% loss as oil, bonds and AI trades broke their usual pattern.
While bitcoin prices have tumbled in the aftermath of the massive $6.3 billion Binance hack, miners closed October with their highest monthly revenue since November 2025.
Strategy reported 848,517 BTC as of October 25 and large third-quarter digital-asset gains.